Swamp Seed

Swamp Seed
Studio album by Jimmy Heath
Released 1963
Recorded March 11 & May 28, 1963
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 36:50
Label Riverside
RLP 465
Jimmy Heath chronology
Triple Threat
(1962)Triple Threat1962		 Swamp Seed
(1963)		 On the Trail
(1964)On the Trail1964

Swamp Seed is the fifth album by saxophonist Jimmy Heath featuring performances recorded in 1963 originally released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "This is a delightful if underrated set... The music is straight-ahead but contains some unpredictable moments".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Heath except as indicated

  1. "Six Steps" - 4:49
  2. "Nutty" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:05
  3. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose) Vincent Youmans) - 5:09
  4. "Swamp Seed" (Percy Heath) - 5:19
  5. "D Waltz" - 6:33
  6. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 5:28
  7. "Wall to Wall" - 5:27

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed October 23, 2012
  2. ↑ Down Beat:December 19, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 32
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 23, 2012
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 99. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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